John Klopacz

As a graduate student of medieval comparative literature, John Klopacz discovered that while there was little demand for instructors in Anglo-Saxon and Old French, secondary schools did need Latin teachers. Thus began nearly thirty years of teaching in both independent and public high schools in New York City and Silicon Valley.  At Stanford he taught all levels and periods of Latin language and literature and served as director of undergraduate studies until his retirement in August 2020. He is enjoying being back in the classroom during the current spring quarter. His areas of interest include Vergil and his influence, post-classical Latin, Roman North Africa, and the pedagogy of classical languages.